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• Collision reported on I-90 westbound near state line

  May 15, 2012 in City Traffic is moving slowly on Interstate 90 westbound near the state following a collision around 7 a.m.

• Intense storm brings wrecks, road closures

  February 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 Crashes kept emergency responders busy and several highways closed as a winter storm quickly put 3 inches of snow on the ground in the Spokane area on Saturday. There were … 5

• West Plains Interstate 90 ramps under study

  February 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 Industrial growth along Interstate 90 southwest of Spokane is leading transportation engineers to take a serious look at interchange improvements at the Geiger Road and Medical Lake exits. The arrival …

• Detective’s patrol car struck on freeway

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Spokane police major crimes detective was injured in a freeway crash Thursday when a suspected drunken driver struck his patrol car. Mark Burbridge was driving west in the right … 2

• Spokane police detective injured in I-90 crash

  February 2, 2012 in News, City A Spokane police major crimes detective was injured in a freeway crash today when a suspected drunken driver struck his patrol car. 8

• Getting There: City faces slippery, uphill battle

  January 23, 2012 in City on Page A1 In the wake of last week’s snowstorm, Spokane City Hall sent out an email Friday about parking on residential streets and arterials. “The city’s Street Department needs your help,” it …

• City of Spokane: Move cars off streets

  January 20, 2012 in City Too many cars are still parked on the streets for City of Spokane plows to do an effective job, a city spokeswoman said this morning. 20

• Forecast: Snow isn’t over yet

  January 19, 2012 in City on Page A1 Winter suddenly took on a mean face across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with heavy snow, high winds, hundreds of collisions and new threats of flooding. A mammoth Pacific storm …

• Two Fernwood residents dead after Monday accident

  January 17, 2012 in Idaho An Idaho couple died after the man lost control of his car south of St. Maries on Monday night. 2

• More megaloads possible for Inland NW roads

  January 12, 2012 in Idaho Imperial Oil approved an expansion for its processing plant under construction in the Kearl Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada. The move raises the possibility of additional megaloads on north central … 6

• Pedestrian who died at 2nd & Thor identified

  November 28, 2011 in City The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed last week when he was struck by a semitrailer truck. Larue Brown, 39, died of head, neck and chest …

• Road to college gets redo

  November 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The transformation of a former lumber mill site into landscaped roadways and a new intersection was celebrated Tuesday as the first step toward a long-envisioned education corridor in Coeur d’Alene. …

• U.S. 2, meet your newest neighbor

  November 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 The key interchange on the North Spokane Corridor at U.S. Highway 2 will open next Wednesday, making the existing travel lanes more useful with a new high-speed connection between the … 12

• Getting There: Many road projects are coming to a close

  September 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Several unfinished local street construction projects are nearing completion, officials said last week. Most notably, the reconstruction of Grand Boulevard from 29th Avenue to High Drive was finished in time …

• GU pedestrian island work may slow Hamilton traffic

  August 18, 2011 in City Traffic delays are possible today where a new pedestrian island is being installed to protect Gonzaga University students and staff crossing Hamilton Street. 10

• Horse, rider injured in Hayden hit and run

  August 17, 2011 in City A North Idaho woman was seriously injured on Tuesday evening when a speeding pickup truck struck the horse she was riding north of Hayden. The driver fled the scene.

• World War II hero nearly run down on Spokane street

    August 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Allan Wood survived Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, but a stroll across Riverside Avenue earlier this week nearly did him in. The 90-year-old veteran of World … 21

• Veteran hurt in close shave with speeding car

  August 11, 2011 in City Allan Wood survived Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, but a stroll across Riverside Avenue earlier this week nearly did him in.

• Accident on westbound I-90 has traffic backed up

  August 1, 2011 An accident on westbound Interstate 90 near Division Street is clogging traffic. The Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center warns motorists to expect long delays. 2

• Semi collision causes I-90 fuel spill

  July 18, 2011 in News, City A four-vehicle crash involving two tractor trailers spilled about 50 gallons of fuel on Interstate 90 Monday evening. 1

• I-90 could be slow this evening

  July 11, 2011 in City Be prepared for slow traffic and backups on Interstate 90 in east Spokane starting later today. A major road repair project starts at 7 p.m. between Havana and Altamont streets, … 5

• 19-year-old killed in car accident near Kellogg

  July 10, 2011 in Idaho A 19-year-old Idaho man was killed on Saturday when the car he was riding in ran off the Coeur d’Alene River Road, hit a rock embankment and overturned. 1

• Officials break ground on higher ed corridor

  June 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 City and higher education leaders gathered Friday to break ground for the first stage of construction in Coeur d’Alene’s long-awaited education corridor. This phase will include $3.7 million worth of …

• Downtown roadwork continues to end of week

  June 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 Expect congestion and delays on Interstate 90 off-ramps in downtown Spokane until late this week as a result of road construction projects. Commuter traffic coming into Spokane Monday morning was … 1

• Traffic slow on I-90 near Medical Lake

  May 30, 2011 in City Traffic cameras in the Spokane region showed that Interstate 90 is backed up eastbound at Thomas Mallen Road, but the line of vehicles has been getting shorter as the evening … 1

• Heavy traffic downtown near Convention Center

  April 29, 2011 Spokane police are reporting that traffic in the downtown area near the Convention Center is heavy this afternoon as people come and go from a Bloomsday trade show there. 1

• Big game crowd could slow traffic near Arena today

  March 28, 2011 in City The Spokane Police Department is warning this evening’s commuters that traffic along streets serving Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena could be tied up this afternoon.

• Snoqualmie Pass reopened after avalanche

  February 28, 2011 in City Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass has reopened after a lengthy closure to clear an avalanche from the road, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation. T

• Snow packs it in for now, but rain in forecast

    January 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 One day after a Wednesday snowstorm tied up morning traffic on Interstate 90 in Spokane, forecasters were predicting that much of the snow pack below 4,000 feet in elevation will …

• New snow brings traffic challenges

  December 18, 2010 in News, City Roads became slick, leaving local law enforcement to deal with numerous slide-offs and collisions. The Spokane Police Department said they responded to 85 collisions between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. … 8

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